2 years ago Must we recognise permanent service when an employee converts to casual? The employee has requested a move to casual employment. Will it be necessary to recognise previous permanent service?
2 years ago Can we withhold pay until company property is returned? Can we withhold employment termination pay (i.e. pay in lieu of notice and annual leave accrual) until the return of the equipment?
2 years ago Are volunteers covered by health and safety legislation? Are volunteers in Victoria covered by the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act)? Does this differ to the legislation in New South Wales?
2 years ago Can we dismiss a probationary employee for taking excessive personal leave? Are we able to dismiss someone in their probationary period for taking excessive personal leave?
2 years ago Must we accept a long notice period upon resignation? Are we required to accept the long notice period and therefore pay out for 2 months?
2 years ago Do we have to keep original copies of scanned documents? Are these also able to be kept in electronic copy without maintaining the original paper copies? I want to make sure we will meet both audit & ATO requirements.
2 years ago Can an employee swap a public holiday for another day? Would it be lawful to allow our employees to substitute a gazetted public holiday to observe a day of faith of their choice?
2 years ago Are new employment contracts required in a share sale? If a company goes through an acquisition (share sale), do we need to issue new employment contracts to the employees after the completion of the sale or can they remain under their old contracts?
2 years ago Can a worker work as both an employee and contractor? One of our part-time employees has offered to work as a contractor in another department during his usual non-work hours to help with a current large workload. Can we engage him on this basis?
2 years ago Can we require disclosure of COVID-19 vaccination status during recruitment? We would like to include a question during our recruitment questionnaire process to check if applicants have received their COVID-19 vaccinations, including booster shot. Is this something we can do?
2 years ago Does long service leave accrue during parental leave? Do long service leave entitlements accrue during a period of paid parental leave?
3 years ago Leave to attend court If someone has to appear at court as a result of a work-related court order or subpoena, what kind of leave is this?
3 years ago How do we pay an employee who is working casually while on parental leave? Should she be treated as a casual employee for those occasional hours or paid the hourly rate as per her permanent role?
3 years ago What is the purpose of an annualised salary? What is an annualised salary and what are the benefits of using it rather than a regular wage?
3 years ago Must we pay redundancy pay as a small business? Can we just notify them of the decision to end their employment and pay them 1 week’s notice?
